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Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (We) will submit the collection of information described below to OMB for approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. An estimate of the information collection burden is included in this notice. If you wish to obtain copies of the proposed information collection requirement, related forms, and/or explanatory material, contact the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer at the address listed below.

Receipt of Applications for Endangered Species Permits

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species. We provide this notice pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Notice of Hanford Reach National Monument Federal Advisory Committee Meetings

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing three meetings of the Hanford Reach National Monument Federal Planning Advisory Committee (Committee). In these meetings, the Committee will continue its work on making recommendations to the Service and the Department of Energy (DOE) on the preparation of a Comprehensive Conservation Plan and associated Environmental Impact
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Statement (CCP/EIS) which will serve as a longterm management plan for the Hanford Reach National Monument. The Committee's recommendations will focus on identifying and reconciling land management issues, while meeting the directives of Presidential Proclamation 7319 establishing the monument.

Office of Federal Acknowledgment; Final Determination Against Federal Acknowledgment of the Snohomish Tribe of

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 83.10(m), notice is hereby given that the Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs (ASIA) declines to acknowledge a group known as the Snohomish Tribe of Indians (STI), c/o Mr. William Matheson, Suite 201, 144 Railroad Avenue, Edmunds, Washington 98020, as an Indian tribe within the meaning of Federal law. This notice is based on a determination that the petitioning group does not satisfy all seven of the criteria set forth in part 83 of title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations (25 CFR part 83), specifically criteria 83.7(a), (b), (c), and (e), and therefore does not meet the requirements for a governmenttogovernment relationship with the United States.

Indian Gaming

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100497, 25 U.S.C 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of the approved tribalState compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. The Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs, Department of the Interior, through her delegated authority, has deemed approved the amendment to the Class III gaming compact between the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the State of Michigan. By the terms of IGRA, the amendment is considered approved, but only to the extent that the amendment is consistent with the provisions of IGRA. The amendment authorizes the addition of a second gaming site in addition to the current site in Petoskey, Michigan. It also creates a 10 county geographical exclusivity area. In exchange for the geographical exclusivity, the tribe agrees to pay between 10 and 12 percent of net win from class III electronic games at the t

Special Rules Applicable to Public Land Hearings and Appeals

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is amending its existing regulations governing petitions for stays of grazing decisions issued by the Bureau of Land Management. The changes would specifically authorize OHA administrative law judges to decide such petitions, which would expedite the administrative review process by eliminating an inefficient division of authority.

Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern Montana Resource Advisory Council Meeting

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet as indicated below.

Public Land Order No. 7592; Withdrawal of Federal Mineral Estate Within the Red Rock Wildlife Area, New Mexico

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This order withdraws approximately 712 acres of Federal mineral estate from location and entry under the United States mining laws for 20 years for the Bureau of Land Management to protect desert bighorn sheep habitat within the Red Rock Wildlife Area.

Northeast Region Notice of Availability of Boston Harbor Islands General Management

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared a Final General Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area in Massachusetts, both of which are now available from the NPS.

Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Gulf Islands National

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This notice is being published in accordance with 40 CFR 1506.6. Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan for Gulf Islands National Seashore. The statement will assess potential environmental impacts associated with various types and levels of visitor use and resources management within the National Seashore. This General
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Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement is being prepared to the requirements of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, Public Law 95625, and in accord with Director's Order Number 2, the planning directive for National Park Service units.

The National Park Service will conduct public scoping meetings in the local area to receive input from interested parties on issues, concerns, and suggestions pertinent to the managaement of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Representatives of the Nation

Notice of Availability of Morristown National Park General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the availability of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey, that proposes a longterm approach to managing the park. Three management alternatives are presented that are consistent with the park's mission, NPS policy, and other laws and regulations. The alternatives incorporate various management prescriptions and zones to ensure that the park's resources are preserved, and that the public can enjoy the park. The environmental consequences that can be anticipated from implementing the various alternatives are documented. Impact topics include cultural and natural resources, visitor experience, park operations, the socioeconomic environment, impairment of resources, and sustainability. Alternative C was identified as the preferred alternative.

The Draft GMP/EIS was available for public re

Environmental Assessment for the Yellow Barn/Chautauqua Tower Rehabilitation

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to Council on Environmental Quality regulations and National Park Service (NPS) policy, the NPS announces the availability of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the rehabilitation/ reconstruction of the Yellow Barn and Chautauqua Tower at Glen Echo Park, a unit of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Glen Echo Park is the site of a former amusement park that operated from the late 1890's to 1968. The park is currently operated under a Cooperative Agreement between Montgomery County and the NPS. The buildings provide the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture with administrative space, classrooms, and artists studios. the Chautauqua Tower was constructed in 1891 and the Yellow Barn in 1914 and both buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as contributing elements of the Glen Echo Park Historic District. The Electrical/ Mechanical/Plumbing systems of both buildings have reached the end of their design life. Both buildings suffer from numerous structura

Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement.

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces its intent to prepare a General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania. Prepared by planners at the Flight 93 National Memorial, with assistance from the NPS Northeast Region, the Flight 93 Advisory Commission, the Flight 93 Memorial Task Force, the Families of Flight 93, Inc., advisors, and consultants, the GMP/EIS will propose a longterm approach to managing the Flight 93 National Memorial. Consistent with the memorial's mission, NPS policy, and other laws and regulations, alternatives will be developed to guide the management of the memorial over the next 15 to 20 years. The alternatives will incorporate various zoning, design, and management prescriptions to ensure resource preservation and public enjoyment of the memorial. The environmental consequences that could result from implementing the various alte

Notice of Chalmette Battlefield Task Force Committee Meeting

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.1, section 10(a)(2), that a meeting of the Chalmette Battlefield Task Force Committee will be held at 3 p.m. at the following location and date:

Great Sand Dunes National Park Advisory Council Meeting

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve announces a meeting of the Great Sand Dunes National Park Advisory Council, which was established to provide guidance to the Secretary on longterm planning for Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve.

National Capital Memorial Commission Notice of Public Meeting

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Capital Memorial Commission (the Commission) will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2003, at 1 p.m., at the National Building Museum, Room 312, 5th and F Streets, NW., Washington, DC.

The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss currently authorized and proposed memorials in the District of Columbia and its environs. In addition to discussing general matters and conducting routine business, the Commission will review the status of legislative proposals introduced in the 108th Congress to establish memorials in the District of Columbia and its envrons.
(1) Activation of the provisions of the Commemorative Works Clarification Act of 2003.
(2) Legislation currently under consideration by the 108th Congress.
(3) Site Selection Study, Victims of Communism Memorial. Information Items
(1) Status reports on Congressional actions taken on bills previously reviewed by the Commission.
Other Business
(1) General matters and routine

Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, San

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.8 (f), of the intent to repatriate a cultural item in the possession of the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Francisco, CA, that meets the definition of sacred object under 25 U.S.C. 3001.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the cultural item. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this notice.

The cultural item is a braided scalp with a decorative covering of red wool and contrasting blue wool cross.

In 1876, Corporal William O. Taylor acquired the scalp under unknown circumstances while serving as a member of General George A. Custer's Sioux Expedition. The scalp was sub

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University,

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.8 (f), of the intent to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this notice.

The two cultural items are one bag of bark fragments and one box of brass kettle fragments.

The cultural items were collected from West Warwick, Kent County, RI, by Dave Straight in 1957 and were donated to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology by the Massa

Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver,

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in the possession and control of the University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from a pithouse on Stollsteimer Mesa, at the junction of the Piedra River and Stollsteimer Creek, Archuleta County, CO.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this notice.

This notice corrects which museum or Federal agency has contro

Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Idaho, Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology, Moscow, ID; and

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects. The human remains are in the control of the University of Idaho, Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology, Moscow, ID. The associated funerary objects are in the possession of the Washington State University, Museum of Anthropology, Pullman, WA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the Asotin cemetery site (45AS9) in Asotin County, WA.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this notice.

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Washington State University, Museum of Anthropology, Pullman, WA

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.8 (f), of the intent to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Washington State University, Museum of Anthropology, Pullman, WA, that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.

This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this notice.

In 1972, human remains representing a minimum of five individuals were removed from the Asotin cemetery site (45AS9), Asotin County, WA, during archeological excavations under the direction of Roderick Sprague of the University of Idaho. The human remains were reburied by the Universi

West Virginia Regulatory Program

Wed, Dec 10 2003 11:00:00 GMT

We are approving, with one exception, amendments to the West Virginia surface coal mining regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendments we are approving concern blasting, and amend the Code of State Regulations (CSR) by adding the Surface Mining Blasting Rule, and amend the Code of West Virginia (W. Va. Code) blasting provisions as contained in Enrolled Senate Bill 689. The amendments are intended to improve the operational efficiency of the West Virginia program, and to render the West Virginia program consistent with SMCRA and the Federal regulations.